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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

After "If" no future?!

Dear all,

I have always thought that after the "if" I can not use the future, but today, I got confused while reading one of my customer´s e-mail:

"If it is ok with you if I will forward your details to the company I mentioned."´

Why did she use the future after "if"?

Thanks for clarifying this point

Thanks

Pamela
  

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I think she meant / should have written, "If it is ok with you if I forward your details to the company I mentioned."
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Hi

thanks. So it´s a mistake?
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The second "if" seems completely redundant.

If it's ok with you, I will forward your details to the company I mentioned.
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Thank you very much!

It is clear now
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JoshStaffordI think she meant / should have written, "If it is ok with you if I forward your details to the company I mentioned."
Oh, good grief, these very early morning starts are killing me.

What I meant to say was, "Is it ok with you if I forward your details to the company I mentioned?"

Sorry for misleading you.
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Pamela81Dear all,
I have always thought that --after the "if"-- in an "if-clause" I cannot use the future tense,
but today I got confused while reading one of my customer's emails:
"If it is ok with you if I will forward your details to the company I mentioned."´
Why did she use the future after "if"?

Hi,

I'd say the grammar she used in
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Simply, I would just say " Would it be OK if I forward your details...?". On the other hand, if we just take out the second "if", the original sentence is actually fine. The use of "will" is grammatical as a future reference because a permission was being requested before the forwarding was carried out. Consider this:

Mike: Jerry called while you were i
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Hello,

thanks! it was of help.

Cheers

PAMELA
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